The Googlebook is out for preorders. A few months ago I broke the news that it was coming. From Google
“Starting at $899, every Googlebook features premium materials like aluminum, magnesium alloy, and carbon fiber. You’ll find responsive touchscreens with up to 2.8K OLED displays, haptic glass trackpads, and backlit keyboards. Under the hood, top-of-the-line processors from Intel and Qualcomm — paired with dedicated NPUs capable of over 45 TOPS — deliver snappy on-device performance and up to 14 hours of battery life.
We’re also bringing back a familiar favorite: the Glowbar. Positioned cleanly on the exterior, it lights up at startup, sweeps to show your battery charge level, and reacts with playful animations when you talk to Gemini.”
Google is branding this laptop as a phone companion:
“It starts with setting up your device. When you sign in, your Android phone’s settings, saved passwords, Wi-Fi networks, and messages will move with you, backed by end-to-end encryption. Once you’re set up, Googlebook makes it easy to move between your phone and laptop and back to get things done.
- Continue On: Pick up exactly where you left off on your phone, right on your laptop. If you start a project in BandLab on your phone while commuting, you can open your Googlebook and continue right from the taskbar.
- Files: Rather than hunting through downloads or emailing attachments to yourself, use your Googlebook’s Files app to view, search, and open files and photos from your phone.
- Cast My Apps: Need to order dinner from a delivery app or grab a one-time code from Messages? Cast My Apps lets you stream and interact with your phone’s apps in a desktop window without interrupting your workflow.”
For a device that is going to cost 900 dollars, I can honestly see it. Many people get Macs just for the iOS capability, so having access to the web and some applications like Instagram edits, the new Adobe Premiere, and Antigravity (which lets you run Claude Code) might be all you need.
I use my phone for most of my work, and if I could get Word on the device without paying a monthly subscription, I might genuinely use it as a second laptop. Gid belees and Tech Talk To You Later!!
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